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Long derided as the boob tube, television has entered an unprecedented era when people want to watch it everywhere at their own pace. Technological breakthroughs, time-shifted viewing and increased competition have pushed content to new levels of quality. As the movies salute themselves Sunday with the Oscars, the small screen has the more compelling story to tell. "The idea of the Vast Wasteland has become the vast wonderland," said Ron Simon, curator of television and radio at the Paley Center for Media in New York. The average viewer is consuming more media than ever, a rise bolstered primarily by the growth in digital use on computers and mobile devices, according to...

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Get out your "Game of Thrones" costumes, people.
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His "Rave of Thrones" will play Dec. 13. It is billed as the show's U.S. debut,...

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The new series keep arriving this weekend, and the most-celebrated dramas enter new phases.
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Your chance to sit on the throne from HBO's "Game of Thrones" arrives Friday.
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